Paneer cheese is needed in some dishes, but there is no chance to buy any here. We do not have Indian food or spice shops. I checked the large Asian supermarket in town, but no chance. I even had problems to find Ghee there.
Making cheese is one of my hobbies, so I checked different recipes on line and made a small cheese from 1 liter of milk to check the outcome.
And voila, it worked!
recipe for a small cheese of about 120 g:
1 liter 3,8 % fat milk - I used raw milk
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp white vinegar
You will need a high pot and a spatula to prevent the milk from burning, because you have to stir the whole time.
Bring the milk up to 90 C and while you stir constantly pour slowly the mix of juice and vinegar into the milk and cook for one more minute, add the salt.
Use a cheese cloth and a fine mash sieve and a bowl and pour the hot liquid in. The curds will set and you press out the rest of the liquid with the cloth.
Get the cheese curds into a container with some holes and put something on top to press it down. Put it in the fridge for 24 hrs to set.
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